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ADVAMED'S MOEBIUS UPPED TO SVP: Wanda Moebius has been promoted to senior vice president of public affairs at the Advanced Medical Technology Association. She joined AdvaMed in 2007 as a vice president. Prior to AdvaMed, Moebius was senior director of communications for PhRMA, where she led the association’s communications efforts on state policy affecting the biopharmaceutical sector. Moebius also held public affairs positions at Dittus Communications, the U.S. Department of Defense,Hill+Knowlton, and The Heritage Foundation.

JACOBSON JOINS AT&T: Noah Jacobson has joined AT&T’s federal relations group in Washington, D.C. In his new role, he'll serve as AT&T’s assistant vice president of federal relations and will focus on tax and finance issues. He previously served as legislative director and counsel for Ways and Means Committee Rep. Erik Paulsen. At the committee, he focused on economic issues including taxes and financial services.

GOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON where it’s the 305th day of the year. There are 60 days left in 2013. It’s also the anniversary of the Stamp Act — one of the major gripes of the American revolutionaries. The law imposed new duties on the American colonies to help pay for the British military presence during the long, Seven Years War. But instead, it eventually sparked a revolutionary fervor that eventually caused the British to lose a big chunk of their North American holdings. Send your lobbying news, gossip, tips and scoops to btau@politico.com. And keep up with PI on Twitter by following @ByronTau or @PoliticoPI.

FAA ELECTRONIC DEVICE LOBBYING: PANASONIC, CWA: The FAA announced Thursday that portable electronic devices will finally be allowed on aircraft. (Sidenote: They've always been tacitly allowed on Air Force One and Air Force Two — which highlighted the strangeness of banning them from commercial aircraft for safety purposes). According to the Senate database, a number of groups and companies have lobbied on the issue over the years including the Communication Workers of America, Panasonic, the Airlines for America trade association, carriers American, Delta, United and U.S. Airways and many others. PI colleague Kathryn Wolfe has a story on the issue: http://politi.co/16SLM5o.

TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE HIRES CARBON TAX HELP: Via POLITICO’s Morning Energy: Taxpayers for Common Sense has hired the Downey McGrath Group to explore "options for a carbon tax," according to a newly filed disclosure. On the account are the firm's namesakes, Thomas Downey and Ray McGrath, as well as Sloan Rappoport, a former Hill aide to Republicans and Commerce Department adviser in the George W. Bush administration. In the past few years, TCS has been involved in talks with conservative and other groups to explore the potential of a carbon tax palatable to both parties, though the talks haven't progressed far. While almost everyone on the Hill says the idea is dead on arrival in Congress, that hasn't stopped it from being a big lobbying point; dozens of companies and groups reported lobbying on carbon tax issues of some kind last quarter.

BIG POMEGRANATE INKS HELP: The International Pomegranate Council has signed a lobbying contract with the Federal Strategies Group.The council is looking for help on “promotion and market access for domestic and imported pomegranates.” Xavier Equihua is listed on the lobbying contract. It’s the first lobbying hire for the council, according to the Senate’s public records.

** A Message from the Campaign to Fix the Debt: We are hopeful that the newly-named budget conferees will find smart ways to fix the sequester, confront the drivers of the debt, and end the cycle of lurching from one crisis to the next. (http://www.fixthedebt.org/) **

LIBERAL BILLIONAIRES ON THE RISE: In the off-year campaigns of 2013, liberal and Democratic interests have enjoyed a decisive advantage in the billionaire spending bracket. Indeed, groups tied to just three billionaires — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, California investor Tom Steyer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg — have spent well over $25 million this year pushing progressive candidates and causes. Their arrival on the political scene, at the same time as many conservative donors remain disheartened from the GOP’s 2012 defeat, represents a shift in power in the arena of big-money campaigns. And it’s the clearest sign that Democrats have abandoned their initial revulsion about outside money in favor of a recognition that they have to play and win by the same political rules as their opponents. POLITICO: http://politi.co/1asHfg9.

CRUZ’S BIG BUSINESS TIES: In a new POLITICO op-ed, Democracy 21’s Fred Wertheimer argues that Sen. Ted Cruz is a creature of the establishment if you follow the money trail. “From whom did Senator Cruz solicit and receive contributions for his Leadership PAC?

How about representatives of such Washington establishment players as the American Bankers Association, Lockheed Martin, Intel, Northrop Grumman, CSX Corporation, Altria Group (parent company of Philip Morris) and Comcast? And add to that list representatives of Union Pacific Corporation, FMR Corp (Fidelity Investments), the National Association of Broadcasters, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Norfolk Southern, Compass Bancshares, among others.” http://politi.co/1bJkh0E.

K STREET BEWARE: This gentleman — who is running for both sheriff of Fairfax County and Virginia House of Delegates — wouldn't mind eliminating some downtowners, if his latest viral video is any indication. Candidate Chris DeCarlo is out with a “rap” video touting his ethics and transparency. At around 37 seconds, DeCarlo shoots a can with his gun. The text then says "one less lobbyist." The video: http://bit.ly/1iAlw4I.

ELSEWHERE IN THE INFLUENCE WORD:

FRONTIERS OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE: A candidate for office takes a page from Stephen Colbert’s playbook. http://bit.ly/1hzDkPR.

VIRGINIA: All the late money is flowing to McAuliffe. The Washington Post: “The race for cash has turned into a rout in the final days of the contest for Virginia governor, with front-runner Terry McAuliffe exponentially outraising Ken Cuccinelli II — particularly from companies that have legislative interests in Richmond.” http://wapo.st/19j4TJH.

LOBBYING SNAPSHOT: More Open Secrets number crunching on Q3 numbers. Out of all the industries that they track, 20 spent more on lobbying, while 69 spent less. http://bit.ly/1gh9bFO.

NEW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE REGISTRATIONS:

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NEW LOBBYING REGISTRATIONS: (Firm: Client)

Avenue Solutions: Lussier, Gregor, Vienna & Associates

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: McGraw Hill Financial

Downey McGrath Group, Inc.: Taxpayers for Common Sense

Franz Consulting: National Association of Wheat Growers

K&L Gates: Pacific Israel N.R. LTD.

Pike Associates: AFT Holdings

Podesta Group: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

The Normandy Group: HomeSpring Realty Partners

Van Heuvelen Strategies: Hubbard Broadcasting

Van Heuvelen Strategies: Kenneth R Boiarsky

** A Message from the Campaign to Fix the Debt: On the heels of a government shutdown and a near catastrophic default, our leaders in Washington have the opportunity to turn away from short-term diversions and refocus their attention toward dealing with the long-term problem of our unsustainable national debt. The newly-named budget conferees should develop a plan that replaces some or all of the sequester, includes both entitlement and tax reform, controls the debt, and helps grow the economy. Instead of lurching from one crisis to the next, it's time to Fix the Debt. (http://www.fixthedebt.org/) **